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Here we are at the end, and it is time to cumulate all I learned into one last character creation. Alongside my own character, we also did a script breakdown for each character in the short film. The Characters Ms. Aubergine: The Process I was excited to style a big hair, so my first characterContinue reading “Costume Party Murder: The Final Project”

The prompt for this project was to come up with a cohesive ten makeup look in a variety of makeup styles. The initial design parameter from the ‘client’ was to create these styles in a world of lavish royalty inspired by Ancient Egypt and Disco Revival looks, elevated to a high fashion world. The ResearchContinue reading “Design Collaboration: Ancient Egypt Meets Disco Revival”

I hadn’t tried to stick something in a cut or wound makeup, so I decided it was time to try. Originally, I wanted to do a nail-in-the-head look, but realized that makeups we see on film and tv like this use nails created to be light and porous so they will adhere to the glue.Continue reading “Ouch! Stab Wound Practice”

The Story So this look came to life with a group project for an entirely different class, where I needed to perform as an old OG Austinite. I chose Willie Nelson as my inspiration for this character. We had about an hour to film a short scene, and I had an exceptionally limited time inContinue reading “Willie Nelson: A Study in Combining Old Age and Transformative Makeups”

For this assignment, we were asked to create a skull look for a living gallery type situation, so I took my aesthetic and created an SFX style skull makeup to present. This look was inspired by a hat I bought at a Kacey Musgraves concert after her cover of the Brooks and Dunn song, “NeonContinue reading “Skullspiration: Neon Lights”

Mystique on the Cheap: Making an SFX Look With Beginner Tools I chose to create a hand makeup look inspired by the character Mystique from X-Men. I started with basic image research of the character and narrowed my design down to the Rebecca Romjin version of the character from the 2000 film. The Research andContinue reading “Makeup Midterm Project”

Makeup designer David Forrest took on the challenge of creating a frumpy, early 1960’s teen look that could be viewed as attractive to the audiences of 1987. But that’s a different blog post. Today, I’ll be looking at how Forrest tells the story of Baby’s progression from innocence to experience through makeup design. We firstContinue reading “Character Profile: Francis “Baby” Housman”

I wanted to take a look at a fantasy makeup that I cherished as a teen, good ole Buffy the Vampire Slayer. An entire blog could easily be dedicated to how makeup emphasizes Buffy’s growth as a character during the span of the entire seven season run, but again, for the sake of brevity andContinue reading “Character Profile: Buffy Summers”

A Look at the Makeup Design in I, Tonya (2017). Margot Robbie is first seen as Tonya in age makeup, presumably depicting her in her mid 40’s. This casting choice allowed for the same actor at age 27 to portray both a fifteen year old girl and a woman in her 40’s through hair, makeup,Continue reading “Character Profile: Tonya Harding”

  To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar is a drag queen comedy that focuses on transformation of the spirit underneath the transformation of gender. Her character is central to this theme, and the way her makeup progresses throughout the film provides a visual representation of how her character grows. Chi Chi’s hair hasContinue reading “Character Profile: Chi Chi Rodriguez”